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July 17, 2013 — Bulgaria has substantial green growth potential, but it depends upon bold and systematic actions in areas like agriculture, energy efficiency, and green manufacturing, says Markus Repnik, World Bank Country Manager for Bulgaria.
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June 25, 2013 — A new report, "Growing Green: The Economic Benefits of Climate Action" outlines policies and recommendations to help guide countries in the Europe and Central Asia region towards a new growth model.
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The Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC) was officially launched on November 30, 2015, the opening day of COP21 in Paris, with the support of 21 governments and more than 90 businesses and strategic...

Climate change affects all of us. But it is expected to hit developing countries the hardest. Its potential effects on temperatures, precipitation patterns, sea levels, and frequency of weather-related...

Romania is committed to fighting climate change and pursuing low carbon development. Therefore, the Government of Romania, through the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC), has requested the...

Challenges of Climate Change: Air pollution in FYR Macedonia is among the highest in Europe and the particulate matter (PM) in the air is responsible for over 1350 deaths (5th highest in Europe) and thousands...

Challenges of Climate Change: Vulnerability of infrastructure to weather is rising significantly because of climate change, including risks to power plants and transmission lines, telephone lines, roads,...

Challenges of Climate Change: FYR Macedonia’s cities, especially Skopje, are sprawling, losing density and adding to their share of per capita emissions. The main sources of increased urban emissions are...

Challenges of Climate Change: The transport sector is the second highest emitter in FYR Macedonia, producing about 14.5% of total greenhouse gas emissions. The sector is also emissions-intensive compared...

Challenges of Climate Change: Electricity demand has exceeded supply for a decade, and 50% of the current energy base is made up of domestic lignite, which will be fully exploited within the next 30-45...

Challenges of Climate Change: Although agriculture does not contribute much to the overall emissions in FYR Macedonia, its high share in the economy, the sectoral inefficiencies and limited water availability...

The World Bank Group-Global Environment Facility (GEF) Program is one of the institution’s largest and longest standing trust-funded programs. Since 1991, when the World Bank helped to establish the GEF,...

The world depends on energy - for lighting hospitals, heating schools, and for providing gas, heat, and electricity for households around the globe. Yet nearly twenty percent of the world’s population...

Many countries are increasingly vulnerable to destructive weather events - floods, droughts, windstorms, or other parameters. The vulnerability is driven in part by recent extremes in climate variability...

The world depends on energy - for lighting hospitals, heating schools, and for providing gas, heat, and electricity for households around the globe. Yet nearly twenty percent of the world’s population...